Dear Reader: this is the first in what I hope will be an ongoing series of posts on etymology, philology, and just fun with words. I used to blog about strictly Classics stuff, as I was trying to blog professionally and pursue a tenure-track career. Now it’s just fun and I like geeking out about words. So here’s the first of, dis volentibus, many. Enjoy.

Have you ever heard of the digamma? I won’t blame you if you haven’t; it’s kind of an esoteric, and easily forgettable, little letter. It’s found in some of the oldest Greek words, and even though it disappeared from most dialects of even ancient Greek, its absence is felt, and it somehow even lives on in Latin. First of all, what does it look like?

N.B. This is an old post from the previous iteration of this site. I’ve tweaked a few things here and there in the entry, but they are mostly unchanged. My previous website was more of a jobs site, so a lot of the entries are Classics-centric, and that won’t necessarily be the case going forward.

Since I’m not in the field any more, I’m really trying to be intentional about making enough time for the classics. I have been going to Latin dinners with friends, where we speak Latin and read Latin texts together, which is really helpful. However, that’s only every other week or so, which isn’t all that conducive to me keeping up my skills. I’ve also been trying to listen to Latin podcasts, too, but since my wife and I have been carpooling more often than not – not a bad thing! – I haven’t had a chance to listen to Latin podcasts in the car as usual. I don’t often listen to Latin podcasts while just hanging out at home, since I get too distracted. Strangely, though, while driving, I can pay attention to driving but also focus in on the Latin in the podcast.

N.B. This is an old post from the previous iteration of this site. I’ve tweaked a few things here and there in the entry, but they are mostly unchanged. My previous website was more of a jobs site, so a lot of the entries are Classics-centric, and that won’t necessarily be the case going forward.

Hello, everyone. It’s been a long while since I last wrote a post, and this is the first post on the new server. I migrated from Squarespace to DreamHost, which has been a great move, and changed the platform to WordPress. Definitely better. I am still working on tweaks and improvements to the interface, so bear with me. I wanted to get a few of my thoughts down about my interests in technology and the ancient world, and the intersections of the two.